Database of total cinema attendance and box office revenue including derived metrics such as average admissions per head, average ticket prices, average spending per head. Data includes monthly and quarterly time periods based on data availability.

Database of metrics by key exhibitor such as total sites, screens and seats. Data is also presented for admissions and box office by exhibitor, where publicly available. Also includes rankings by exhibitor groupings and international players.

Database of total cinema sites, screens and seats including derived metrics such as average screens per site, and average seats per screen. Data includes multiplex sites and screens and screen density factors such as screens per square km.

Database of digital cinema metrics including total digital sites and screens, 3D sites and screens and related penetration of each metric to total screens. Data includes quarterly tracking of total digital and 3D screens, and related calculation for quarterly net screen additions.

Database of film release and distributor market share metrics including total distributor rentals. Includes total film releases and box office revenue broken down by country of origin as well as theatrical distributor metrics for number of first run releases, market share and gross revenue.

On 1 March, Siemens acquired German PV inverter supplier Kaco New Energy as it seeks to build out its PV inverter portfolio to include three-phase string inverters. This acquisition is further evidence of Siemens expanding its capabilities in the area of decentralised energy, renewables, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure prior to its launch of its Smart Infrastructure Operating Company on 1 April 2019.

Two new global PLF (premium large format) brands have launched in Q1 2019 further intensifying market competition in the developing PLF cinema market. Digital technology company, Sony, has launched a new PLF system known as Sony Digital Cinema which will see the company enter into direct competition with Imax and Dolby Cinema for the first time.

Experiential cinema technology company, CJ 4Dplex, has reported record results for both of its technology formats: in 4DX, its motion with environmental stimuli seating and Screen X, the multi-screen/projector format.

Our second report examining telco digital transformation focuses on four technology areas: automation, which is the key to digital transformation, operator plans for using AI and ML, blockchain applications for telecom networks, and the role of open source software versus standards